GB registration marks from September 2001 to February
2050

The old year-letter system of GB registration
marks ran out at the end of August 2001. It was replaced
with a new system that uses registration marks of the form
AB01 CDE.

A is called the Local Memory Tag and
shows which area of the country the vehicle was registered.
B is the Local Identifier and indicates
which DVLA office in that area allocated the mark.
01 is an age identifier.
CDE is the vehicle identifier.

The Local Memory Tags and Local Indicators are allocated like
this:

Local Memory Tag

Local Identifier

Office

A
(Anglia)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N

Peterborough

O P R S T U

Norwich

V W X Y

Ipswich

B
(Birmingham)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Birmingham

C
(Cymru)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O

Cardiff

P R S T U V

Swansea

W X Y

Bangor

D
(Deeside)

A B C D E F G H J K

Chester

L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Shrewsbury

E
(Essex)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Chelmsford

F
(Forest & Fen)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N P

Nottingham

O U

Not used

R S T U V W X Y

Lincoln

G
(Garden of England)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O

Maidstone

P R S T U V W X Y

Brighton

H
(Hampshire)

A B C D E F G H J

Bournemouth

K L M N O P R S T U V X Y

Portsmouth

W

Portsmouth
(for Isle of Wight registrations)

K

A B C D E F G H J K L

Luton

M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Northampton

L
(Greater London)

A B C D E F G H J

Wimbledon

K L M N O P R S T

Borehamwood
(Stanmore up to 2006)

U V W X Y

Sidcup

M (Manchester)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Manchester

N
(North)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

P R S T U V W X Y

Stockton

O
(Oxford)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Oxford

P
(Pennine)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T

Preston

U V W X Y

Carlisle

R
(Reading)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Reading

S
(Scotland)

A B C D E F G H J

Glasgow

K L M N O

Edinburgh

P R S T

Dundee

U V W

Aberdeen

X Y

Inverness

V
(Severn Valley)

A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Worcester

W
(West Country)

A B C D E F G H J

Exeter

K L

Truro

M N O P R S T U V W X Y

Bristol

Y
(Yorkshire)

A B C D E F G H J K

Leeds

L M N O P R S T U

Sheffield

V W X Y

Beverley

The Local Identifiers have been allocated to correspond with
the level of demand at each office. If demand should change
(or offices close) these indentiers may be transferred.